I have had such a hard time dealing with the political divisions within our nation and the world at large. It is hard to fathom the progressive change from the period of what I considered national unity, symbolized by the presidency of Dwight Eisenhower. I look back at the change starting with Ronald Reagan, and then hastened by Newt Gingrich. At the time, I assumed that this would be a wrinkle in the fabric of our democracy. Needless to say, I could not have been more wrong.
It depresses me to consider our political environment. Given my age, it is immaterial. But, I fear for our children and grandchildren. It is difficult to image what the future will bring. For me, I foresee that both political parties will splinter. The Republican Party will maintain a strong Trumpian orientation, resulting in the creation of a more traditional center right party. In addition, I foresee the Democratic Party splitting because the very liberal wing will be politically be incapable of capturing sufficient support to secure their role in the government. There will be then two new parties: the Liberal Democratic Party and the “Trumpian” Republicans. The end result would be our nation will end up with governments controlled by a coalition that can breakdown, as often happens in European nations and Israel.
While my future scenario could be hopefully totally mistaken, I cannot imagine how this scenario would materialize.
Today’s Washington Post’s column presented arguments shared by others that the Republican Party is split. This seems so evident. https://edition.pagesuite.com/popovers/dynamic_article_popover.aspx?artguid=46bbc8b0-6492-40db-a4c3-1f781967dc3e&appid=1165)
My ultimate problem is trying imagine a future unlike most nations throughout the world where political unity is always a step away from disaster. The United States was “different”, but now it seems that we have joined others.
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